Freshman volleyball team wins silver bracket at SpikefestThe Ballard Memorial High School freshman volleyball team won their division’s silver bracket at Spikefest competition on Sept. 17 at the Paducah Regional SportsPlex. A dozen teams participated, from Ballard and Carlisle in the west up to Logan and Hancock counties in the east.

Ballard receives last load of donated steel from Gerdau SteelShown from left are BMHS alumnus Colby Foster, Ballard County Career and Technical Center welding instructor Kevin Chatellier, Gerdau Engineering Manager Wayne Armbruster, Gerdau 33-year employee John Wampler. Shipping coordinator Rhonda Morgan is not pictured. The Calvert City site had sponsored BCCTC welding classes for about 6,000 pounds of steel a year for the last 12 years. Armbruster has served on the welding program’s advisory board. The plant employs 130 people, and announced plans Aug. 17 to idle by the end of November.

Three Ballard FFA teams place sixth or better at Kentucky State FairSeveral members of the Ballard Memorial High School FFA chapter recently competed in events at the Kentucky State Fair. The meats team took first place in the region and fifth place in the state; the agronomy and welding teams took first place in the region, and sixth place in the state.

Solomon gets 200th winBallard Memorial High School Head Volleyball Coach Adam Solomon got the 200th win of his career on Aug. 19, when the Lady Bombers defeated Edmonson County 2-1 at the Apollo Summer Slamdown in Owensboro.

Dowdy qualifies for state All 'A' golf tournamentBallard Memorial High School junior Austin Dowdy shot a 78 at the All "A" regional tournament held at Silos Golf Club on Aug. 12. Dowdy qualified for and will play in the state All "A" tournament in Somerset on Sept. 10.